After a month-long break, PWG returned strong: our first meeting back from summer vacation “Tips and tricks to make an outstanding application for the Swiss job market” was hosted by guest speaker Silvia de Belis, CTC Recruiting expert, and accompanied by fellow CTC Recruiters Estefania Cordova and Madhu Singh, sparking an unexpected...

Sarka Fabre, PWG member and former Job Hunt Support Group attendee, just recently landed her first job in Basel and we want to extend to her a very sincere congratulations on her achievement! Sarka was gracious enough to answer some questions we had regarding her job-hunting journey – here are her...

New Year’s Resolution #1: Learn German! (Again?…) Yes, it’s mid-January and I’m just now getting around to writing about New Year’s resolutions. But on a positive note, the Christmas tree got put away “early” this year! And by early, I mean yesterday. In 2016, my resolution was to master...

By its very nature, defining intuition is a paradoxical endeavor: “it doesn’t like to be put in a box,” says Charlotte Frederiksen, executive coach certified by HEC Paris who specializes in intuition and its role in the professional arena. According to Merriam-Webster, intuition is “the natural ability…that makes it...

When I first met Zuzanna at one of PWG-Basel’s Job Hunt Support Group, her focused and determined attitude contrasted sharply with my sense of hopelessness and frustration that characterized my struggle to find a job in Basel at that time. Armed with more support, resources, and tools than before, I now...

PWG-Basel Committee: Secretary needed PWG-Basel is looking for a volunteer to fill the Secretary position on the committee! As the Secretary of the PWG-Basel Committee, you are a part of the executive team. It means you have the power to make decisions and influence PWG-Basel operations. You are enthusiastic about helping women with their professional growth, brave to try new things, and eager to sharpen the skills...

Last Friday the Jobhunt Support Group was happy to welcome Patricia Widmer. We had a record number of ladies attending and Patricia shared valuable tips for networking and coming back to business after a long break. Networking in a different cultural environment can be difficult. Does and don’ts may...

Imagine if… Personal values = alphabets; Dreams = special characters; & Inner critic voice = numbers … What would be the code your life consists of? PWG Member Larysa Gorina is offering a 2,5 day workshop together with Vinay Deshpande starting on September 24th. If you are interested,...

Have you ever imagined to do a job interview in German? Many times it is not your language skills that make us hesitant to do something. It is our confidence, self-doubt, the “never tried that feeling” … we all know. The only thing that helps … try it out,...

Last Friday’s Job Hunt meeting was the first PWG-Basel event I had attended since I became a member last week, and it was a pleasure to be so warmly welcomed by like-minded people. The location, Bistrot Crescenda, couldn’t have been a more appropriate setting considering how it was founded...